Examples¶

The LilyPond documentation used in example can be downloaded here: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly.

Original paper size¶

Result

$\version "2.20.0" \header { title = "Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114" composer = "Christian Petzold" } \score { << \relative c'' { \time 3/4 \tempo 4 = 120 \key g \major d4 g,8 a b c d4 g, g e'4 c8 d e fis g4 g, g c4 d8 c b a b4 d8 c b a fis4 g8 a b g a2. } >> \midi {} \layout {} }$

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly
   :nocrop:

Disable Audio¶

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly
   :noaudio:

Transposing¶

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly
   :transpose: g c

Multiple Pages¶

Result

$\version "2.20.0" \header { title = "Alice" composer = "古川本舖" arranger = "Osamuraisan" copyright = "SilverRainZ" } prelude = \repeat unfold 2 { e,4 c g d f, c g d g, c g d g,8(a,8\6) c4 g d } interlude = \repeat unfold 2 { <e, g>4 c' d' g' <f, g>4 c' d' g' <g, g>4 c' d' g' <f, g>4 c' d' g' } pieceA = { <a, c'>4 e' <e, g'> g } pieceAi = { <f, c'>4 g' <c g'> g } pieceB = { <c a'>4 g8 c'8 <f, c'>4 d } pieceBi = { <d g'>4 (c'') <a c''> g } pieceBii = { <c c'>4 d <g, d'> d' } pieceBiii = { <c c'>4 d <g, d'> f' } pieceC = { <c a>4 c' <g, e'> d } pieceCi = { <d c'>4 g <g, e'> g } pieceCii = { <c c'>4 d' <a, e'> g8 e'8 } pieceCiii = { <d e'>4 c' <a, c'> g8 e'8 } pieceCiv = { <c c'>4 d' <a, e'> g } pieceD = { <g, d'>4 c' <a, c'> g } pieceDi = { <g, d'>4 f' <a, e'> d } pieceDii = { <g, d'>4 d8 c'8 <a, c'>4 d8 e'8 } pieceDiii = { <g, d'>4 c' <f, c'> g } pieceDiv = { <g, d'>4 d8 c'8 <a, c'>2 } symbols = { \time 4/4 \tempo "Allegro" 4 = 150 % 1 \prelude %9 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceD %13 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceDi %17 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceD %21 \pieceA \pieceBi \pieceCi \pieceD %25 \pieceA \pieceB <c a>4 c' <g, e'> <d f'> \pieceD %29 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceDi %33 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceD %37 \pieceA \pieceBi \pieceCi \pieceDii \bar "||" %41 \pieceDiii %42 \pieceAi \pieceBii \pieceCii \pieceDiii %46 \pieceAi \pieceBiii \pieceCiii \pieceDiii %50 \pieceAi \pieceBiii \pieceCiv %53 \pieceA \pieceBi \pieceCi \pieceDii \bar "||" %57 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceD %61 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceDi %65 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceD %69 \pieceA \pieceBi \pieceCi \pieceDiv \bar "||" %73 \prelude %81 \interlude \bar "||" %89 r1 r1 \bar "|." } \score { << \new Staff \with {midiInstrument = "acoustic guitar (nylon)"} { \clef "G_8" \symbols } \new TabStaff { \tabFullNotation \symbols } >> \midi { } \layout { } }$

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/alice.ly

Loop¶

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly
   :loop:

Added in version 1.2.

Control Bar at the Top¶

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly
   :controls: top

Added in version 1.3.

Jianpu (Numbered Musical Notation)¶

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.. jianpu::

   title=C Major Scale
   1=C
   4=60
   2/4

   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1'

Jianpu (Change Chords into Roman Numerals)¶

Result

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.. jianpu::

   NoBarNums % break heigth of chore names
   ChordsRoman

   title=送别
   4=80
   1=A
   4/4

   chords= a1 d2 a2 a1 e:7 a1 d2 a2 a1 e:7 d1 e:7 a2 d2 a2 e:7 a1 d2 a2 e:7 a1

   5 q3 q5 1' -
   6  q1' q6 5 -
   5 q1 q2 3 q2 q1
   2  - - 0
   \break

   5 q3 q5 1'. q7
   6 1' 5 -
   5 q2 q3 4. q7,
   1 - . 0
   \break

   6 ^"低八度" 1' 1' 0
   7 q6 q7 1' ^"I" 0
   q6 q7 q1' q6 q6 q5 q3 q1
   2 - . 0
   \break

   5 q3 q5 1'. q7
   6 1' 5 -
   5 q2 q3 4. q7,
   1 - . 0

Added in version 2.3: and require jianpu-ly >=v1.856

Multiple MIDI Outputs¶

Result

$\version "2.22.0" melody = \relative { \key c \major \time 4/4 c'4 c g' g a a g2 f4 f e e d d c2 } harmony = \chordmode { c1: f2: c: f2: c: g2: c: } \book { \header { title = "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" piece = \markup { \vspace #1 } } \score { << \new ChordNames { \harmony } \new Staff { \melody } \addlyrics { Twin -- kle, twin -- kle, lit -- tle star, how I won -- der what you are! } >> \layout {} \midi {} } } \book { \header { title = "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Melody)" } \score { \new Staff { \melody } \midi {} } } \book { \header { title = "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Harmony)" } \score { \new ChordNames { \harmony } \midi {} } }$

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.. lily::

   \version "2.22.0"

   melody = \relative {
     \key c \major
     \time 4/4
     c'4 c g' g a a g2
     f4 f e e d d c2
   }

   harmony = \chordmode {
     c1: f2: c:
     f2: c: g2: c:
   }

   \book {
     \header {
       title = "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
       piece = \markup { \vspace #1 }
     }
     \score {
       <<
         \new ChordNames { \harmony }
         \new Staff { \melody }
         \addlyrics {
           Twin -- kle, twin -- kle, lit -- tle star,
           how I won -- der what you are!
         }
       >>
       \layout {}
       \midi {}
     }
   }

   \book {
     \header { title = "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Melody)" }
     \score {
       \new Staff { \melody }
       \midi {}
     }
   }

   \book {
     \header { title = "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Harmony)" }
     \score {
       \new ChordNames { \harmony }
       \midi {}
     }
   }

Added in version 2.4.